When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I had a bartender friend once tell me about a $14.00 shot of vodka, this was years ago it's probably more now.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I don't need any more avenues of communication, and frankly I think people are still working out to realize that it's just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Minor Threat was an important band, believe me that it was important it in my life, but it belongs to an era… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think what we took away from first hearing about the punk stuff in England and then the early American punk stuff… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I jump from one thing to the next but try and strike a balance. But it's not nostalgic in the sense of… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
That's a Roman concept where the government can do anything, as long as you give the people "bread and circuses." And I'd… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought were very… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think that the idea of straight edge, the song that I wrote, and the way people have related it it, there's… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I remember when Martin Luther King was assassinated and riots broke out in the city. We celebrated Palm Sunday on 14th Street.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I work at a record label where I have archives. These things [memorabilia] occurred and are important to somebody, and they're important… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Guy Picciotto had a really sound point: Live albums basically have bands playing songs that are available on studio records, and what… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Skateboarding is not a hobby. And it is not a sport. Skateboarding is a way of learning how to redefine the world… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I don't think it's an ethical or moral issue, or even that people are stupid, but I do feel like as a… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
My point of view is, I'm just a person, and there are times when I look at other people and think, 'My… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
What does bother me is that I have to spend time and energy dealing with the ramifications of what people do think… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I actually looked up in my journal trying to figure out some dates and, in January 1991, America is about to go… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Getting your letters or pictures digitized. I don't think it's that important. The more you spend on your materials, you're given the… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Let's say for instance people say, "He's a really totalitarian, strict guy, he's hard to work with or whatever." I don't think… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The food thing is crazy to me. In this town the beer thing is also crazy to me. Frankly even with Brightest… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think about Dischord. There's been a pretty consistent notion that Dischord have been some sort of "overlords" of the scene. Some… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Truth is, right now two bombs could drop out of the sky and blow up this house and whatever building you're in and just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
What people don't understand is that the underground that existed was created in the early 80s and was thriving throughout the 80s. Until the… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I think that people are constantly thinking about capturing things that they're not actually present for the moment they're trying to capture. I'm quite… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
For most people who have or who do identify as or with [song] Straight Edge, I feel like for most people, they're just trying… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The Corcoran show was actually almost a reportage. The exhibit was, in many ways, pretty unique. It was one of the first pieces about… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made it possible… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I consider the piano my 'main' instrument and have been playing for as long as I can remember. It seems to me that I… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
![“I don't need any more avenues of communication, and frankly I think people are still working out to realize that it's just a tool[social media] rather than something that you have to do or participate in.” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d9d/ian-mackaye-3369_avenues_i-don-t-need-any-more-avenues-of-communi_626722.jpg)
![“I remember when Martin Luther King was assassinated and riots broke out in the city. We celebrated Palm Sunday on 14th Street. I have a memory of walking down the street with buildings smoldering, and soldiers and cops everywhere. Anyways, it [St. Stephen’s] was a church that really taught me the…” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0da/ian-mackaye-3369_broke_i-remember-when-martin-luther-king-was-a_618977.jpg)
![“I work at a record label where I have archives. These things [memorabilia] occurred and are important to somebody, and they're important to me. I find the record industry largely repellent. This music, the Teen Idles, all of that stuff, is important to me. I don't have lawyers, an agent or a…” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/96e/ian-mackaye-3369_agents_i-work-at-a-record-label-where-i-have-ar_1847246.jpg)
![“The food thing is crazy to me. In this town the beer thing is also crazy to me. Frankly even with Brightest Young Things, it's such a celebration of [beer and food], all this stuff. I don't think it's bad or evil, but there's something out of bounds. It's like, "A bar opened!" Who cares? Think…” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83e/ian-mackaye-3369_bars_the-food-thing-is-crazy-to-me-in-this-to_2743638.jpg)
![“I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed by a culture of violence.” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a35/ian-mackaye-3369_culture_i-d-much-rather-talk-to-a-30-year-old-th_76450.jpg)
![“For most people who have or who do identify as or with [song] Straight Edge, I feel like for most people, they're just trying to do the right thing.” quote by Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/243/ian-mackaye-3369_edges_for-most-people-who-have-or-who-do-ident_137475.jpg)
